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154:1.1 From May 1 to May 7 [[Jesus]] held [[intimate]] [[counsel]] with his followers at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebedee Zebedee] house. Only the tried and [[trusted]] [[disciples]] were admitted to these [[conferences]]. At this time there were only about one hundred [[disciples]] who had the [[moral]] [[courage]] to brave the [[opposition]] of the [[Pharisees]] and openly [[declare]] their adherence to [[Jesus]]. With this group he held sessions morning, afternoon, and evening. Small companies of [[inquirers]] assembled each afternoon by the seaside, where some of the [[evangelists]] or [[apostles]] [[discoursed]] to them. These [[groups]] seldom numbered more than fifty.

154:1.2 On Friday of this week official [[action]] was taken by the rulers of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capernaum Capernaum] [[synagogue]] closing the house of [[God]] to [[Jesus]] and all his followers. This [[action]] was taken at the instigation of the [[Jerusalem]] [[Pharisees]]. Jairus resigned as chief ruler and openly aligned himself with [[Jesus]].

154:1.3 The last of the seaside meetings was held on [[Sabbath]] afternoon, May 7. [[Jesus]] talked to less than one hundred and fifty who had assembled at that time. This Saturday night marked the time of the lowest ebb in the [[tide]] of [[popular]] regard for [[Jesus]] and his teachings. From then on there was a steady, slow, but more [[healthful]] and dependable [[growth]] in [[favorable]] [[sentiment]]; a new following was built up which was better grounded in [[spiritual]] [[faith]] and true [[religious]] [[experience]]. The more or less [[composite]] and [[compromising]] [[transition]] stage between the [[materialistic]] [[concepts]] of [[the kingdom]] held by [[the Master]]'s followers and those more [[idealistic]] and [[spiritual]] concepts taught by [[Jesus]], had now definitely ended. From now on there was a more open [[proclamation]] of the [[gospel]] of [[the kingdom]] in its larger scope and in its far-flung [[spiritual]] implications.

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